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2024 care home sector outlook: Key takeaways from our recent webinar
From the insightful discussion during our recent care webinar, it’s evident that the sector is currently facing various challenges and opportunities. During the session, Marc Simo, Associate Director of Debt Finance at OakNorth, his colleague Mike Tierney, Director of Debt Finance and Prabh Sohi, Healthcare Valuer at CBRE, discussed the critical aspects shaping the industry […]
Business banking
How our entrepreneurial approach is transforming business solutions
BEN BARBANEL, HEAD OF DEBT FINANCE In a financial landscape dominated by one-size-fits-all banking solutions, mid-sized businesses often find themselves overlooked and underserved. Traditional banks offer off-the-shelf products that lack customisation and fail to address the unique pain points of mid-sized businesses striving for growth. Meanwhile, most digital-first banks cater to smaller, less complex […]
Business finance
The changing face of the care home sector
MIKE TIERNEY, DIRECTOR OF DEBT FINANCE With one-in-six scale-ups in the UK operating within the health and social care space*, at Oaknorth we’re proud to stand behind a sector that supports others. Since our inception in 2015, we’ve witnessed the transformation of such a vital industry from basic facilities for the elderly to the […]
Business finance
How private equity loans are shaping OakNorth’s loan book
Our Debt Finance team work on all kinds of loans, including more and more sponsor-led private equity deals. These joint effort loans have been a growing part of Director of Debt Finance Stuart Blair’s work, who looked back on the range of businesses he’s helped to support. At OakNorth, we’ve seen a huge growth in […]
Business finance
Boosting growth from the home counties to the North West with OakNorth private equity deals
Our lending extends to all sorts of companies located across the country, led by members of our team with expert industry knowledge. Having worked on many of our private equity-backed loans, our Director of Debt Finance Stewart Haworth looks back on some of the businesses we’ve helped to support. I’m pleased to have contributed to […]
Business banking
Navigating the complexities of business banking with Omaze’s VP of Finance, Amit Lakhani
In our recent webinar, we explored the challenges faced by mid-sized, growing businesses in the UK when dealing with traditional banks, and how OakNorth is breaking the mould. We were joined by Amit Lakhani, VP of Finance at Omaze and an OakNorth customer, who shared his real-world experiences as a finance leader. The session began […]